Dante and Virgil crossing the River Styx by Garry Shead

Size:

Large

Paper size: 100cm x 92.7cm

Small

Paper size: 50cm x 46.3cm

The Frames

A high quality Malaysian produced renewable plantation timber is used and is available in white, satin black, brown grain and blond smooth composite finish. The framed versions are classically proportioned and presented in a 3cm-wide frame with clear glass, backed by 100% acid-free board.

A high end  premium grade Perspex imported from Japan called Shinkolite is used which is produced by Mitsubishi. It is 98%+ scratch resistant and is 3mm thick. Shinkolite acrylic is a continuous cast acrylic and has many of the properties of cell cast acrylic. It has 10x the strength of glass with crystal clear transparency.

The Paper Quality 

The high quality of the paper should ensure a life of more than 100 years if cared for properly.

Innova Softex Fine Art Paper, 315gsm

Museum quality natural white, course structured, acid free paper.

It has a natural white finish with a slightly structured, soft-textured surface equivalent to a traditional etching fine art paper making it ideal for digital fine art reproductions.

The surface has a special matte coating, designed for high quality fine art and photographic reproduction.

The term “Giclée Print” (pronounced zhee-clay) refers to an elevation in printmaking technology.

Images are printed with archival quality Ultrachrome pigment based K3 inks onto canvas and smooth or textured fine art paper

Our Printing Partner:

Vision Image Lab, our professional printing partner, also arrange framing and delivery.

They can be contacted directly regarding any delivery enquiries regarding this print.

email: accounts@visionimagelab.com.au

phone: (02) 9319 3300

Vision Imagelab offer a wide range of photographic and digital services catering for professional photographers, artists, students and the general public.

website: www.visionimagelab.com.au

Delivery can take up to 15 working days. 

There are many components involved in supplying you with this fine art print, including working closely with the artist himself.

Our printer and the artist ensure only the highest quality final product so it sometimes can take time to prepare.

Only a small number of the 300 edition are printed at any time, so new print runs are often required which then require the artists signature.

Be sure to enter your correct email address when placing your order.

You will receive all notifications by email, including an initial order confirmation email, then a shipping confirmation email which will include a tracking code from Australia Post.

To track your item, you will need to go to the Australia post website and enter the tracking number we send you by email.

Delivery is organised by our printing partner, Vision Image Lab, who can be contacted directly. Their details are below.

Vision Image Lab, our professional printing partner, also arrange framing and delivery.

They can be contacted directly regarding any delivery inquiries regarding this print.

Email: accounts@visionimagelab.com.au

Phone: (02) 9319 3300

Vision Imagelab offer a wide range of photographic and digital services catering for professional photographers, artists, students and the general public.

Website: www.visionimagelab.com.au

b. 1942

Narrative painter, printmaker and ceramic artist Garry Shead trained at the National Art School, Sydney between 1961 and 1962.

He originally worked in media, as an editor of publications related to Oz Magazine and as a scenic artist and film editor for the ABC during the 1960’s.

Shead has exhibited in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide since the 1960’s. His work has been included in group exhibitions including the Archibald, Wynne, Sulman and Moran Prizes at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney.

Shead was awarded the Young Contemporaries Prize by the Central Art School in Sydney, 1967, the Archibald Prize in 1993 and the Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris through the Power Institute in 1973.

He was artist in residence at Karolyi Foundation Studio in Vence through the Victorian Arts Board in 1982 and has completed residencies with the indigenous artists of Lockhart River.

Shead’s work is held by the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; the Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide and several regional galleries. Several monographs on his work have been published including ‘The DH Lawrence Paintings’ 1993, and ‘Garry Shead and the Erotic Muse’ 2001.